Tuesday, June 9, 2015

LAS VEGAS PHIL



 
Single Tickets to the Las Vegas Philharmonic’s Upcoming 2015 – 2016 Concert Season Go On Sale Monday, June 15
 
2015-2016 Concerts
 
Season starts Saturday, September 12, 2015 and includes 10 evening performances and 5 matinee performances through June 4, 2016
 
Tickets $26, $46, $66 & $96 are available from The Smith Center Box Office 702.749.2000 or lvphil.org
 
Special engagement ticket prices for the Pink Martini concert are
$100, $150, $200, & $250
 
LAS VEGAS (June 9, 2015) The Las Vegas Philharmonic will start selling individual concert tickets to its 2015 – 2016 season starting Monday, June 15, 2015 through The Smith Center Box Office.  The orchestra has been selling 10-concert and 5-concert Series subscriptions as well as 3-concert Spotlight Series packages since March 26, 2015.  Subscriptions will remain on sale until the first two performances this fall.  The new Tuesday night Spotlight Series will not be available for single ticket purchase but will continue to be sold as a 3-concert package.
 
The 2015 – 2016 concert season, which begins on Saturday, September 12, will include 15 performances in Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center with the addition of five weekend matinees, marking the first time the orchestra has performed its programs over two days.  The program will feature symphonic works by Beethoven, Brahms, Gershwin, Mozart, Rachmaninoff and Sibelius plus music by acclaimed American composers Mason Bates, Philip Glass, D. J. Sparr and Dan Visconti. 
 
The concerts will also showcase the following guest soloists: Andrew Armstrong (piano), Martina Filjak (piano), Oliver Herbert (cello), Alexi Kenney (violin) and Andrew Tyson (piano). The season will conclude on June 4 with a special performance featuring acclaimed Broadway star Alexandra Silber.
 
The expanded season will include three performances of the orchestra’s popular holiday program on December 5 and 6. In addition to featuring the Las Vegas Master Singers, this year’s concerts include a special screening of the film The Snowman based on the popular children’s book with the orchestra performing the score live on stage.
 
Outside of the classical music realm, popular ensemble Pink Martini will make its Reynolds Hall debut with a concert on February 6 featuring the Las Vegas Philharmonic performing with the band.
 
Bus Service
The Las Vegas Philharmonic offers shuttle buses to The Smith Center from Summerlin (Starbright Theatre, 2215 Thomas Ryan Blvd) and Henderson (Anthem Center at Independence Center 2460 Hampton Road.)  Bus passes must be purchased in advance and can be obtained when purchasing concert tickets, or by calling The Smith Center Patron Services at 702.749.2000.  Each bus pass costs $15 roundtrip per concert.
 
Ticket PricesSingle ticket prices are $26, $46, $66 & $96 with the exception of the Pink Martini concert on February 6, 2016 which sells for $100, $150, $200, and $250 per ticket.    Concert tickets are sold through The Smith Center Box Office, phone 702.749.2000 or online at lvphil.org. 
 
Calendar Editors
 
Beethoven & Brahms: Opening Night
Saturday, September 12, 7:30 PM
Pre-concert lecture with Music Director Donato Cabrera at 6:30 PM
Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center
Donato Cabrera, conductor
Andrew Tyson, piano
 
DAN VISCONTI    Breakdown
BEETHOVEN   Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Opus 37
BRAHMS   Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Opus 73
 
Passport to the World
Saturday, October 24, 2015, 7:30 PMPre-concert lecture with Music Director Donato Cabrera at 6:30 PM
Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center
Donato Cabrera, conductor
 
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV   “Procession of the Nobles” from Mlada
GLIÈRE   “Russian Sailor’s Dance” from The Red Poppy
DVOŘÁK   Slavonic Dance, Opus 72, No. 2 in E Minor
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS   Fantasia on Greensleeves
ELGAR   Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1FALLA   “Ritual Fire Dance” from El amor brujoDEBUSSY   The Girl with the Flaxen Hair
DEBUSSY   Clair de Lune
SIBELIUS   Finlandia, Opus 26
GRIEG   “In the Hall of the Mountain King” from Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Opus 46
 
Cabrera Celebrates Sibelius
Saturday, November 21, 2015 – 7:30 PM
Pre-concert lecture with Music Director Donato Cabrera at 6:30 PM
Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center
Donato Cabrera, conductor
Alexi Kenney, violin
 
NATHAN TANOUYE   Desert Flight (world premiere)
BARBER   Concerto for Violin, Opus 14
SIBELIUS   Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Opus 39
 
The Snowman: A Holiday Tradition
Saturday, December 5, 2015 – 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM
Sunday, December 6, 2015 – 2:00 PM
Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center
Donato Cabrera, conductor
Las Vegas Master Singers, David Weiller
 
Las Vegas Philharmonic’s traditional holiday gathering launches the city’s festive season with a family-friendly, fun-filled concert that brings the community together on stage and off.  This year’s concerts feature a special screening of the film The Snowman based on the beloved children’s book accompanied by the orchestra performing the beautiful score.  In addition, festive favorites including excerpts from The Nutcracker, and the traditional sing-along make this a most merry musical celebration you won’t want to miss!
 
Cabrera Conducts Rachmaninoff
Saturday, January 9, 2016 – 7:30 PM
Sunday, January 10, 2016 – 2:00 PM
Pre-concert lecture with Music Director Donato Cabrera on Saturday at 6:30 PM and on Sunday at 1:00 PM
Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center
Donato Cabrera, conductor
Martina Filjak, piano
 
MASON BATES   Devil’s Radio
RAVEL   Piano Concerto in G Major
RACHMANINOFF   Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Opus 27
 
Pink Martini: Special Engagement
Saturday, February 6, 2016 – 7:30 PM
Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center
Donato Cabrera, conductor

Defying categorization, Pink Martini is a stylish and sophisticated musical blend, combining elements of jazz, classical, and old-fashioned pop with unexpected Cuban and Brazilian rhythms. Led by the irrepressibly enthusiastic pianist Thomas Lauderdale and vocal powerhouse Storm Large, with a repertoire of material sung in over 25 different languages, prepare for a truly global musical experience.
 
Tickets $100, $150, $200 & $250 available from The Smith Center Box Office, phone 702.749.2000 or online at lvphil.org. 
 
Cabrera Conducts Mozart
Saturday, March 5, 2016 – 7:30 PM
Pre-concert lecture with Music Director Donato Cabrera at 6:30 PM Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center
Donato Cabrera, conductor
De Ann Letourneau, violin
 
GLASS   Company for String OrchestraMOZART   Symphony No. 38 in D Major, K 504, “Prague
BRAHMS   Violin Concerto in D Major, Opus 77
 
Gershwin: Music of the Jazz Age
Saturday, April 2, 2016 – 7:30 PM
Sunday, April 3, 2016 – 2:00 PM
Pre-concert lecture with Music Director Donato Cabrera on Saturday at 6:30 PM and on Sunday at 1:00 PM
Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center
Donato Cabrera, conductor
Andrew Armstrong, piano
Cory Tiffin, clarinet
 
STRAVINSKY   Scherzo à la russeMILHAUD   Le création du monde
BERNSTEIN   Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs
WEILL   Little Threepenny Music
GERSHWIN   Rhapsody in Blue
 
Cabrera Conducts Tchaikovsky
Saturday, May 21, 2016 – 7:30 PM
Sunday, May 22, 2016 – 2:00 PM
Pre-concert lecture with Music Director Donato Cabrera on Saturday at 6:30 PM and on Sunday at 1:00 PM
Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center
Donato Cabrera, conductor
Oliver Herbert, cello
 
D.J. SPARR Dreams of the Old Believers
TCHAIKOVSKY Variations on a Rococo Theme, Opus 33
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique
 
Alexandra Silber Brings Broadway to Las Vegas
Saturday, June 4, 2016 – 7:30 PM
Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center
Donato Cabrera, conductor
Alexandra Silber, vocals
 
Having graced the prestigious stages at Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, The Savoy in London’s West End, Royal Albert Hall and countless others, this gifted singer and actress has been wowing audiences and winning critical acclaim since graduating from The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2005.  
 
She made her San Francisco Symphony debut as Maria (opposite Cheyenne Jackson) in a concert presentation of West Side Story, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas.  This historic, first-ever concert presentation was accompanied by the first-ever full symphonic recording, recently nominated for a GRAMMY®.  Ms. Silber’s soaring vocal talent will be on full display in this first-ever appearance with the Las Vegas Philharmonic.
 
 
About the Las Vegas PhilharmonicThe Las Vegas Philharmonic, led by Music Director, Donato Cabrera, established its presence in Southern Nevada in 1998 and has continued to entertain growing audiences with its concert series and youth program.  A proud resident company of The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, the Las Vegas Philharmonic brings a valued and vibrant cultural dimension to the city, providing over 16,000 children each year with vital access to a music education program and showcasing local talents alongside stellar guest artists on the magnificent Reynolds Hall stage.  At the orchestra’s core are 76 contracted professional musicians, many of whom are esteemed educators who also perform in other professional productions in Las Vegas, bringing depth and variety to the organization.  lvphil.org / 702.258.5438
 
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